tergiversare
See also: tergiversaré
Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin tergiversārī.
Verb
edittergiversàre (first-person singular present tergivèrso, first-person singular past historic tergiversài, past participle tergiversàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)
- to hesitate; to beat around the bush; to prevaricate
- Synonyms: temporeggiare, nicchiare
- (archaic) to turn one's shoulders at or towards the enemy
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of tergiversàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
editAnagrams
editLatin
editVerb
edittergiversāre
Romanian
editEtymology
editFrom tergiversa + -re.
Noun
edittergiversare f (plural tergiversări)
Declension
editDeclension of tergiversare
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) tergiversare | tergiversarea | (niște) tergiversări | tergiversările |
genitive/dative | (unei) tergiversări | tergiversării | (unor) tergiversări | tergiversărilor |
vocative | tergiversare, tergiversareo | tergiversărilor |
Spanish
editVerb
edittergiversare
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